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A new Mishna tells us that a person who is thrown into a pit and expects to die might call out and say that anyone who hears his voice should write a bill of divorce for his wife and give it to her. This is considered to be valid, it seems, because people were living in times of danger. In times of danger, the rabbis rule leniently to ensure that the people maintain what they can of their Jewish observance.
The Gemara is concerned that this voice might not be that of a man but instead the voice of a demon. Does he have a shadow that can be seen? Does he have the shadow of a shadow?
We explore the talmudic complex and sympathetic view of demons and auditory hallucinations.